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Two Marines, one sitting and holding a phone device to an ear and adjusting an attached piece of equipment and the other crouching while adjusting an antenna, are seen inside an open structure under a cloudy, daytime sky.

Comms Check

Marine Corps Cpls. Abad Evan and Mena Mathew conduct a radio check during hasty command-and-control center training at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Nov. 18, 2025. The training allows Marines to strengthen their skills and teamwork in establishing communications in degraded environments.

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